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Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles

Firefighters are battling multiple Fourth of July fires around the Los Angeles area. A commercial building went up in flames on the 14300 block of Figueroa Street in L.A.’s Harbor Gateway neighborhood Saturday. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 9:49 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Depa...

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What happened Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles". WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire at Curtis Bay paint warehouse".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Jul 5, 6:39 AM

Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles

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Firefighters are battling multiple Fourth of July fires around the Los Angeles area. A commercial building went up in flames on the 14300 block of Figueroa Street in L.A.’s Harbor Gateway n...

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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Jul 5, 3:19 AM

Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire at Curtis Bay paint warehouse

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Baltimore firefighters are fighting a four-alarm fire at a paint warehouse in Curtis Bay.

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Jul 5, 3:19 AM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

Jul 5, 6:39 AM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

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